New-York tribune., 1887-12-12
HIS TRUSTED CLERK HAS GONE.
so HAS FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.

A RICH RrAL-EsIATE OWNER MAS HIS RENTS DIS
COUNTED, COLLECTED AND EMBEZZLED
weidresssd stranger called at Pslice Headquarters
yesterday looking for Ernest Adams, young whe
had been missing from his home for several days. Being
unable to find anything about Adams he went away He
retcept aud did desire general alarm sent out
for the missing man. The stranger later BY
reporter. and said he detective. that Mr.. Adams
was wanted for smbezzlaneu and that he had gone to
Police Headquarters to lock after Adams because he had
letter In his possession which seemed to indicate that
Adams had an intention Of taking his life. He showed
the letter and 1t read as follows:
DEAR ALBERT: My whole life has mistake. would
back and give self but for the disgrace wond
help my ANYTHING rs. Il iii to die
ter Ss am wod :. nice s'y =
rest under the sreen hope We Will meet IN
Brooklyn Thursday. Dec. 8. 1887.
Who the letter directed to the detective would not
state. but said that II intimate friend OF Ar
Adams. who had expressed willingness to help him cut
Of his troubles IL he could find hin. Adams is an Eng
shman about thirty years old, whs, year ago last
August went to Matthew Byrnes wealthy real estate
owner, who lives at No. 50 Parave AMI has office at
Ne. 203 Lexington ave, seeking employment Mt
Byrnes between sixty and seventy houses on the
East Side Ho is seventynine years old. For several
years his sons William j. who lives with his father and
Matthew IT, who lives at No LIS Lexington ave. have
assisted him in his business. Matthew jr has large
estate in his own right He in feeble health whom
Mr.. Adams applied fer place In his fathers oice ana
Mr. Byrnes in order to give his complete rest from
business, hired Adams, who well recommended.
Mr. Adams got small pay at first but he made himself So
generally useful and showed that he good account
ant and thoroughly honest that his salary was raised III
q short time.
Mr.. Byrnoss sens health did not Improve and he de.
termihed to take him to Europe. He had the utmost
confidence In Adams and gave him power OF attorney
II collect tho rents OF his property aud atena 10 All
ether business connected with It, This was dated July
7 last. The fsswing day Mr.. Byrnes and his son
started for Europe Matthew. jr. did not have as much
confidence In Adams his father and left his affairs
in the hands OF his wife
Adams sent statements OF the July August ana sep
TENDER accounts, but none fer October In the latter
part OF October Mr. Bvrnes sent wsrd that he was COM
Ing home and he arrived here November He was sur
Prsed find his trusted clerk waiting for him at the
pier and strange that he did not call upon hi
In the evening. The next msrning MT; byrnSS' byS
went to his office and found 1t closed.
He became suspicious and examined his books, MS
faith In human nature greatly shocked to hnd that
Mr. Adams had rsbbed him. The July statement was az
right The August account showed that the clerk haa
appropriated a part Of tho rents The septomber ana
October rents had all been taken and also portion Oh
the November rents. IL learned that Mr. ADAMS
had gone and had thrown on ten 70 twenty
per of tho November rent ON csndtien that IL We
brzzement cannot learned, but 1t is said to be be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000. Mr. Adams disappeared on
October 20 and has rot been seen since.
Adams has brother In the business department OF
Trinity Church and is we'll connected Althsugh his let
ter hints strongly at suicide, the police do net believe
convey that impression stop the search that
being made for him. A man answering the clerks ds-
seription traced to Canada and believed that he
only returned to this neghborhoed within few days